Milk-bottle.



A. F. ROWE.

MILK BOTTLE- APPLICATION FILED AUG.27, 1914.-

. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

Arthur E Rowe.

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r ARTHUR F. ROWE, or BOISE, IDAHO.

MILK-BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR F. Rown, citi- V zenof the United States, residingat B;o1se,,

in the. county of Ada andjState of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Bottles; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which the bottle over the opening therein to form itappertains to make and use the same.

IThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in receptacles for containing fluids and more particularly to milk receptacles and the in providing a bottle having an aperture-in.

the wall adjacent the bottom thereof and a still further object resides in providing an improved covering member for the opening in the bottle.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a spring clasp having a plug at one end thereof for engagement with a closure for the latter.

A still further object resides 1n provlding a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient in use.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure l is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, parts being broken away and parts being disclosed in section'to disclose more clearly the application of the invention to use; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through thedevice as seen on line22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring clasp member removed; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the bottle.

In describing the invention I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts primary object is to provide a bottle provided with Imeans for removing, the milk therefrom without dlsturbingthe Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.. Application-filed August 27, 1914. Sc'riaINo. 858,917.

an aperture 2 which enables the milk in the receptacle. to be withdrawn therefrom without disturbing the cream which it is well understood rises to the top of the milk when the latter settles in the bottle.

One of the important features of the in vention is "the provision of a bottle having an opening immediately adjacent the bottom for the purpose above described but it will 7 beobvious that in carrying out this idea a tom as indicated at 5.

Extending diametrically across the bottom of the receptacle 1 and designed to conform to the curvature of the bottom is a spring metal clasp 6 the ends of which are curved and bent angularly as indicated at 7 and 8 respectively. These bent ends 7 and 8 are adapted to be received in the socket and groove 2 and 4 respectively and said bent ends are designed also coincident to the out line of the socket and groove in which the same fit. This spring clasp is designed to snap snugly in place and the end 7 has prongs 9 formed thereon which clasp thereagainst a plug 10 which is adapted to form a closure for the aperture 2 when the spring clasp is applied to the bottle. The opposite end of the spring clasp is distorted outwardly as shown at 11 to form a finger piece or the like and in order to readily grasp the same todisengage the clasp from the bottle when desired, the groove 4 is cut away deeply and extended a short distance above the end 11 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

' From the abovevdescription of the construction of the device it will be seen that the spring clasp when properly applied to the bottle as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing permits the plug 10 to form a perfect closure for the aperture 2 in the bottle and this spring closure fits sufficiently tight to prevent any possible leakage therethrough. However, when it is desired to remove the contents of the bottle such as milk without from the aperture.

removing the cream which usually rises to the surface of the milk, it is only necessary to grasp the end 11 through a finger ofthe hand and force downwardly thereon which disengages the clasp and removes the closure When a suflicient amount of the milk has been removed the spring clasp may be readily applied to again fit the closure over the aperture.

From the foregoing" it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and effi- V vious that various changes in the form, pro- 7 portion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, within the scope of the appended claims, without deartin 'from the s irit orsacrificin an offl the principles of the invention. i

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim is 2' 1. A receptacle having an aperture in the walladjacent the bottom thereof, a spring clasp extending diametrically across the bottom of said receptacle and having its ends engaging the walls thereof, and a plug carried by the spring end of said clasp for forming a closure for the aforesaid aperture;

2. Areceptacle having an aperture in the wall adjacent the bottom thereof, said Wall also having recesses at diametrically opposite POUNDS therein, one recess surroundlng the aforesaid aperture, a spring clasp ap-' plied to the bottom of the receptacle and having its ends received in the aforesaid re- 3. A receptacle having an aperture in the wall adjacent the bottom thereof, and also provided with longitudinally eXtendingrecesses of unequalilength in said Wall at diametrically opposite points therein, the shortest recess encircling the aforesaid aperture and the longest having an outwardly sloping wall, a spring metal clasp extending diametcesses in the wall of, said receptacle, .and

means carried by one end of said clasp for 'form nga closure for said aperture.

rical'ly across the bottom of said receptacle.

and having its ends bent upwardly for reception 1n the aforesaid grooves, one end thereof being also bent outwardly to form a finger piece and adapted for reception in the longest groove of the receptacle, and a plug carried on the opposite end ofsaid clasp for reception in the other groove to providea closure for said aperture; r I In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. i

- ARTHUR F, ROWE. Witnesses: V

FRANK MARTIN,

M. B. STERRETT.

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